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Kharge claims credit for Cong in Modi becoming PM
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at the BJP and said that it was the Congress that had nurtured democracy for the last 70 years and made it possible for Prime Minister Modi to achieve his post despite his humble origins. Kharge was in Bihar’s Banka district...
Nitish Kumar’s yatra for opposition unity next month
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hinted that his proposed country-wide tour for forging Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls may take place after the budget session of the assembly next month. Kumar had earlier said several times that he was working hard...
Tamil Nadu governor sparks row over state’s name
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sparked a fresh controversy when he commented that the name of the State “Thamizhagam would be more appropriate than Tamil Nadu.” Following the Governor’s comments, Twitter buzzed with #TamilNadu where DMK IT wing and Dravidian party supporters started to post #TamilNadu. Meanwhile, DMK Treasurer...
Keen AAP, BJP fight for Delhi mayor election today
The next Mayor of Delhi will be chosen today amid an escalation of a tussle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The BJP, which lost the civic polls after three terms in power, has claimed that they will win the post. AAP has fielded...
Yogi claims Rs 5 lakh crore bids from Mumbai meetings
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was in Mumbai on a two-day visit in the lead up to a big Global Investors Summit being hosted by his government in February this year, has returned with investment proposals worth Rs 5 lakh crore, the state government has said in...
Cong forms panel to evaluate Gujarat Assembly poll results
The Congress on Wednesday set up a three-member fact-finding committee to evaluate the party’s performance in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly elections and suggest corrective measures. The committee will be chaired by former Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut, who also heads the party’s SC department. The panel has been asked...
More security forces for Jammu after terror attacks
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will send additional 18 companies to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of recent killings of civilians in two fresh terror attacks in Rajouri district, sources familiar with the development said. The 18 CRPF companies – approximately 1,800 personnel – will be rushed...
Rahul questions media obsession with his T-shirt
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the purpose of the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is to remove fear from the people’s minds and highlight issues like price rise and unemployment. Amid raging talks about his wearing T-shirt in the winter during the yatra, Gandhi said the media is...
Row over Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau order
The names of people caught through decoy operations in corruption cases cannot be made public till they are found guilty in trial, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Rajasthan have been told in a controversial order. The state’s opposition BJP has attacked the Ashok Gehlot government, saying this is...
AAP accuses BJP of shielding car dragging case accused
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP, accusing the saffron party of “shielding” one of the accused in the sensational Sultanpuri car dragging case. He also demanded to know why the accused, Manoj Mittal, was not yet removed from the party. In a shocking...
Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) not to join Bharat Jodo Yatra
Terming that the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is its “internal matter”, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his JD(U) will not participate in the padayatra. Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the largest constituent of the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ to which the Congress is an ally, also said the party has...
Accuser against minister alleges pressure to silence her
The woman coach, who alleged sexual harassment by Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh, on Tuesday claimed that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been trying to influence the probe. Speaking to the media after she appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Chandigarh Police, the woman said,...
Chhattisgarh assembly uproar over religious conversions
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday that religious conversion in tribal-dominated areas has increased under the Congress government’s watch as the issue of vandalization of a church in Narayanpur during a protest figured in the House which also saw brief suspension of 12...
EU, Beijing on collision course over China’s covid crisis
The European Union and China on Tuesday moved closer to a political standoff over the COVID-19 crisis, with Beijing vehemently rejecting travel restrictions some EU nations have started to impose that could well be expanded in coming days. An EU offer of help, including vaccine donations, was also as...
Actor Gayathri quits BJP saying women not safe in party
Actor-politician Gayathri Raguramm, who was suspended from the BJP in November last year, announced on Tuesday that she is resigning from the party and claimed that women are not safe in the Tamil Nadu unit as “nobody cares about true karyakartas”. She blamed state BJP chief K Annamalai for...
Digitisation only positive of note ban: ex-Niti Aayog vice chief
Rajiv Kumar, the former vice-chairman of government’s thinktank Niti Aayog, today gave a mixed report card to the notes ban of 2016. The Supreme Court, which backed the notes ban in a 4-1 verdict, had steered clear of the question, saying it is “not relevant” whether the objective of...
Cong says SC has not upheld demonetisation
It is “misleading and wrong” to say the Supreme Court has upheld demonetisation, the Congress said on Monday, adding that the majority apex court verdict on the matter deals with the limited issue of the process of decision-making not with its outcomes. The verdict has nothing to say on...
Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes after 9-day break
Rahul Gandhi-led Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra has resumed after a 9-day winter break and will start from Uttar Pradesh from today. So far, the Yatra has covered 3,000 kms over 110 days crossing southern state and then trudged through Rajasthan and Delhi. The Yatra, which started from from Kanyakumari...
